Pond Near Weitersglashütte – At the Iron Gate loop from Großer Kranichsee

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Pond Near Weitersglashütte – At the Iron Gate loop from Großer Kranichsee

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Pond Near Weitersglashütte – At the Iron Gate loop from Großer Kranichsee

02:54

10.8km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Großer Kranichsee

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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898 m

Pond Near Weitersglashütte

Highlight • Lake

You do not expect this beautiful pond. A short detour from the path and it opens up the view of a black water surface.

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3.33 km

Auersbergblick

Viewpoint

4.46 km

At the Iron Gate

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Straight ahead you drive down to Jeleni, to Rudi for a stop. At this crossing there was once an iron gate that was locked. This is also where the Friedensfahrt …

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4.46 km

Czech Border Crossing at Schöneck

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Here you cross the border to the Czech Republic, if you walk from the Kammloipe to Jeleni.
Space to rest with many information boards.

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4.58 km

Junction to Jeleni (933 m)

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Here the path branches off the Kammloipe towards Jeleni (CZ). In the opposite direction, it leads to Oberwildenthal.
On the map, this point is also designated as "Jeleni, KK333 (930 m)".

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5.97 km

Kammweg

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Definitely recommended

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8.81 km

Großer Kranichsee Nature Reserve on the Kammweg

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The Kammweg is an award-winning long-distance hiking trail that extends from Thuringia to Saxony. The Great Crane Lake is protected and offers a variety of flowers and insects in summer. For relaxing hiking it is a wonderful area

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8.89 km

View of Carlsfeld

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Definitely worth seeing

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9.28 km

Carlsfeld Reservoir Loop Trail

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The circular route around the dam is very pleasant and manageable

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10.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.72 km

876 m

236 m

Surfaces

9.84 km

1.00 km

Elevation

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Highest point (930 m)

Lowest point (880 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

12°C

4°C

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

May 19, 2023,Dat's - Auslaufen 🥾🥾😁 zum Eisernen Tor 🧱 🔐✊️🤌🌲🌲🌳🌲🪵🦆🌭🍺🔝🇨🇿

... folks folks folks 😁 hey, we went straight back to laatschn on the ridge. Nieboor to de Tschaachn to customs, the same two more 🍺 "arrested", then back to the turning loop 🤟👌
Hey there

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